Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Central Banks Are Criminal Organizations Raising Slaves to Counterfeit Money
Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestselling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” accused the education system of training children to work for “fake money.” On the Bitcoin Collective podcast, he claimed that central banks are “criminal organizations” and that the academic system is turning young people into slaves to inflationary currencies.
“Poor people stay poor because they have no idea what real money is. Our education system—my dad is a professor, after all—brainwashes and trains children and young people to work for counterfeit money,” Kiyosaki said sharply.
The American business guru didn't mince words, calling central banks “Marxists” and claiming that every new currency issue makes the rich richer and the middle class and the poor poorer. He argued that the traditional formula of “go to school, get a job, save money, and invest in a retirement plan” is a complete waste of money and a sure path to financial slavery.
Factual data supports Kiyosaki's assertion: according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, someone who held $1,000 from August 2000 to August 2025 lost nearly 47% of their purchasing power due to inflation. The Federal Reserve set a 2% annual inflation target, but has failed to achieve that figure since 2021. In August, core inflation was 2.9%, while headline inflation was 3.2%.
Against this backdrop, Bitcoin has grown by more than 900% over the past five years, from $11,670 to $117,263 at the time of writing.
“When Bitcoin came out, it took me a while to figure it out. I bought it at $6,000 and still say to myself, 'Why didn't I buy more, you idiot?' Today, I don't have much—about 60 bitcoins,” the author admitted.
Kiyosaki now uses the income from his real estate rentals to accumulate what he considers “hard money” – oil, gold, silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.
The author cautioned investors against getting carried away with ETFs, calling them “paper assets” vulnerable to bank failures. While he acknowledged that exchange-traded funds are the easiest way for retail investors to gain exposure to these assets, the risks remain significant.
Source: cryptonews.net
